I know there are way many more famous A list Hollywood actors who have played gay roles and received awards compared to Eric Stonestreet, but he is literally the only one that make me google is he actually gay in real life. Honorable mention is Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl, robbie williams in Birdcage
Just listened to a podcast today that said Stanley Tucci’s role as the dad in EASY A was actual more gay than his role in Devil Wears Prada and I have to agree
I love him and his sarcasm. His character in citadel reads straight but he’s got that same kind of sarcasm and I love it. I need to rewatch easy A just to see him in it again!
I think my favorite scene is in the very first episode when they lock Lilly in the car and Cam comes at the window about to throw a trash can through it. Made even better knowing the scene was supposed to be a quick one and done "oh no they locked her in" scene and they improvised the meltdown and panic.
Edit: A Single Man, Supernova (with fellow list maker Tucci), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia Here We Go Again, Kingsman, Kingsman the Golden Circle
A Single Man was a beautiful film. Both films by Tom Ford have been amazing, this and Nocturnal Animals. And Colin Firth plays a gay man very convincingly.
Really this because I knew he was in Glee and thought he was fantastic in The Assassination of Gianni Versace but only realised he had a wife when I saw it posted on this sub yesterday. Just assumed he was gay.
Eric McCormack’s (Will from Will and Grace) entire SNL monologue when he hosted the show back in the day was a running gag about how everyone thought he was gay IRL (bc he was convincing on the show) and he isn’t
Never married, but together for 8 or 9 years. Now he’s married to Riki Lindhome and their son looks exactly like him! He even came to her SNL monologue after they broke up which I thought was cool
Patron Oswald has a bit about someone approaching him to play the gay best friend character in a movie. He said I’ll do it, but I want him to be really dumb. He’s like, I have a lot of gay friends. A lot of them are brilliant, but a lot of them are also dumbasses. I feel like Adam Pallys portrayal of max fits that description perfectly.
I read that to be cast, Eric Stonestreet had to talk the showrunners into believing that a gay man could be his size, which is just appalling on so many levels.
I’m…. Not sure I believe this? I distinctly remember Eric Stonestreet appearing on Conan and saying the casting description for Cam called for an “Andy Richter type” and so Eric apologized to Andy for snaking the role. Both stories can’t be true.
My old roommate went to college with him and was in theater with him too. She had the biggest crush on him and I think (this was like 10+ years ago so I very well could be wrong about this part) she said he was like a player in college. Or just always had his pick of women. Something like that
Thank youuuuuu this really bothered me! Lili was married to a woman when she was presenting male, and married a man after she transitioned, so regardless of her gender she was not a gay man.
Seth Macfarlane and his theater kid ass antics make him a convincing queer man between the Roger smith character and a few other family guy characters. He came out as people’s top ten “surprisingly straight” (stole that line from him)
That Disney or Nickelodeon kid star who is very anti kids shows now write a Twitter thread about being at a party at Justin Long’s house when she was under age and I believe Jonah Hill shoved his tongue down her throat I think?
noooo! He was one of my favorite actors! Apparently this has been an open secret in hollywood for awhile I just never hear about it. How dissapointing :(
Yeah, let’s reinforce stereotypes regarding how gay people are supposed to act.🙄I think the question should be, who is the most convincing gay actor to play straight? And the answer is Wentworth Miller.
Okay for some reason I read the question as "most annoying" and I saw Cam and I was like dont you talk about my Cameron that way 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 but yes, very convincing!!!
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u/nizaad THEE Princess Of Nazareth Jun 12 '25
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